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AFR hits back at Bird’s Basement owner’s defamation suit
Defamation 2025-10-01 11:37 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The Australian Financial Review has hit back at a defamation suit by the owner of Melbourne jazz venue Bird’s Basement over articles about a former employee’s now-discontinued suit, saying the articles were a fair report of public documents.

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Seven Network faces underpayments class action investigation
Class Actions 2025-09-24 11:52 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Media giant Seven Network is facing a class action investigation into possible underpayments, including the alleged failure to pay rest breaks and overtime.

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ABC hit with $150K penalty for Antoinette Lattouf’s unfair dismissal
Employment 2025-09-24 11:01 am By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered the Australian Broadcasting Corporation to pay $150,000 for unfairly dismissing presenter Antoinette Lattouf because of her opposition to the Israeli military campaign in Gaza. 

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Lattouf calls out ABC’s ‘performative’ regret in seeking $350K penalty
Employment 2025-09-03 10:49 pm By Sam Matthews

Ex-ABC presenter Antoinette Lattouf is seeking a penalty of up to $350,000 against the national broadcaster for her unfair dismissal, citing its “performative” expressions of regret. 

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Atanaskovic Hartnell appeals stay of costs win against media mogul
Business of Law 2025-09-01 11:13 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Atanaskovic Hartnell is appealing a decision barring the law firm from enforcing a costs judgment against a company of media mogul Bruce Gordon and quashing a garnishee order directed at Nine.

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Media access to Seven producer’s case will likely ‘imperil’ mediation: judge
Employment 2025-08-13 11:47 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Seven Network has secured a suppression order over court documents ahead of mediation in a lawsuit lodged by a long-time producer, with a judge agreeing media access to the case may “imperil” the settlement talks.

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Perth developer can’t add Fairfax conspiracy claim to defamation case
Carmel Galati 2025-08-12 11:53 pm By Christine Caulfield

A prominent Perth property developer who claims he was defamed by two WAToday articles has lost his bid to plead the existence of a conspiracy between publisher Fairfax and others, including Liberal MP Andrew Hastie and the former leader of the WA Liberals.

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Celebrity surgeon loses defamation suit against Nine
Defamation 2025-08-11 11:20 pm By Andy Sidler

A court has ruled that media reports accusing well-known orthopaedic surgeon Dr Munjed Al Muderis of unethical and profit-driven promotion of an experimental procedure were substantially true, tossing his defamation suit against Fairfax and its owner Nine.  

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Contempt bid against Nine’s in-house lawyers, journalists dismissed
Media 2025-07-18 11:16 am By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has tossed an application for a contempt hearing against in-house lawyers, editors and journalists at Nine who allegedly breached suppression orders in a former ABC radio host’s unfair dismissal case.

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ACCC won’t oppose Omnicom’s $21B acquisition of Interpublic
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-07-17 11:42 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The ACCC will not oppose the Omnicom Group’s planned $21 billion acquisition of The Interpublic Group of Companies, with the regulator finding the transaction was not likely to substantially lessen competition.

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